Nov 06 Republicans, Democrats spar over whether GOP tax plan would help the middle class By Andrew Taylor and Marcy Gordon, Associated Press Although several analyses have found that the bulk of the legislation's benefits goes to corporations and the wealthy, Republicans argued vociferously that the legislation is targeted toward the middle class. Continue reading
Nov 06 Top deputy tries to distance herself from Chris Christie in New Jersey governor’s race By Michael Catalini, Associated Press Lt Gov. Kim Guadagno has done whatever she could to create distance from a Republican colleague whose popularity has hovered in the teens and low 20s for the last year as voters have tired of his "tell-it-like-it-is" style and in… Continue reading
Nov 06 Judge keeps Manafort, Gates under house arrest — for now By Eric Tucker, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson declined to take the ex-Trump aides off home detention until additional details about their personal wealth are disclosed. Continue reading
Nov 06 Trump says U.S. will arm Japan to knock down North Korea missiles By Jonathan Lemire and Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Monday refused to rule out eventual military action against North Korea and declared that the United States "will not stand" for Pyongyang menacing America or its allies. Continue reading
Nov 06 Trump says south Texas mass shooting is about mental health, not guns By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump says the mass shooting at a Texas church "isn't a guns situation," but is a "mental health problem at the highest level."… Continue reading
Nov 05 One year after the presidential election, New Yorkers on how it changed their lives By Pavni Mittal New Yorkers from a range of political backgrounds reflected on their electoral choices and the past year. Continue reading
Nov 05 Kentucky House speaker resigns post after texts with staffer By Adam Beam, Associated Press Kentucky's Republican House speaker has resigned his leadership position after acknowledging he settled sexual harassment claims from one of his staffers last month. Continue reading
Nov 05 Ryan says health insurance mandate part of GOP tax talks By Kevin Freking, Associated Press It would be another shot at further undermining the Affordable Care Act after repeated failures by the GOP-led Congress to repeal and replace the law, as President Donald Trump has demanded. Continue reading
Nov 05 Pelosi supports training to prevent and report harassment By Associated Press The House Democratic leader hopes Congress will move quickly to pass legislation requiring lawmakers and their staff to complete training to prevent sexual harassment. Continue reading
Nov 05 ‘Bleak’ assessment of toll of destroying North Korea nukes By Associated Press A ground invasion of North Korea is the only way to locate and destroy, with complete certainty, all components of leader Kim Jong Un's nuclear weapons program, according to a Pentagon official. Continue reading